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The article presents several decisions of the Connecticut's Appellate Court in court cases related to alcohol liability, defamation and governmental immunity. Topics discussed include a court case Stafford v. Roadway in which plaintiff sued the defendant for service of alcohol to minors, decision of Appellate Court in case R.I Pools, Inc. v. Paramount Concrete, Inc. related to violation of product liability, decision of Appellate Court in case Gleason v. Smolinski related to defamation.

The article focuses on the Supreme Court and Appellate Court decisions of Connecticut for the year 2012 regarding substantive and procedural developments in context to tort law. It discusses the Supreme Court case of Giacalone v. Housing Authority of the Town of Wallingford, to evaluate whether a landlord is responsible for injuries sustained by a tenant by a dog owned by another tenant. It also discusses the Appellate Court case of Hardie v. Mistriel regarding damages.

The article presents information on the trials related to tort law as decided by the Supreme Court of Connecticut and the U.S. Appellate Court in 2011. A focus is on the procedural and substantive development that includes issues based on professional and product liability, damages and trial practices. The related case law and the decisions are also discussed.